자정 막 지난 새벽, 진흙 속 눈 뜬 무언가
Early morning just past midnight, something opens eyes in the mud
모두 나를 무서워했지 (Oh yeah)
Everyone is afraid of me (Oh yeah)
앞으로 뻗은 두 팔, 난 살아있는 워킹데드
Both arms out in front, I’m a walking dead alive
그 숨은 차가웠지
The breath was cold
숨 쉬는 게 지겨워질 쯤 그 때 그대 발견! So shocked!
About the time I got tired of breathing, I found you! So shocked!

Why So Serious?
Why So Serious?
로미오와 줄리엣, 슬픈 러브스토리가 아, 아니야
Romeo and Juliet, not a sad love story
다 잘 될 거야
Everything will be alright
‘결국 해피 엔딩’을 아는 넌 연애소설 매니악
You, a romance fiction maniac, know the ‘final happy ending’

먼지만 풀썩대던 심장, 엔진을 Re-New
My dusty heart, engine Re-New
핏기 없던 나의 입술이 다시 붉은 컬러 루즈
My bloodless lips are again red color rouge
Baby 날 어떻게 생각해? Baby 어떻게 생각해?
Baby what do you think of me? Baby what do you think?
난 무섭지 않아요 So get in, get in
I’m not scared, So get in, get in

이 긴 어둠이 언제부터였는지 기억도 안 나네, 대충 백 년 전?
I don’t remember when this long darkness started, perhaps 100 years ago?
그냥 그댈 본 날부터 시작이다, 이제부턴 그게 더 중요하니까
A new start from the day I saw you since that’s more important from now on
“이런 좀비 영화 어디서 본 것 같은데?”
“I think I’ve seen this kind of zombie movie somewhere?”
Oh no 이건 특별해
Oh no this is special

비틀대는 걸음으로 걷자 그게 우리 사랑 방식
Let’s walk with tottering steps, that’s our way of love

Why So Serious?
Why So Serious?
로미오와 줄리엣, 슬픈 러브스토리가 아, 아니야
Romeo and Juliet, not a love story
다 잘 될 거야
Everthing will be alright
‘결국 해피 엔딩’을 아는 넌 연애소설 매니악
You, a romance fiction maniac, know the ‘final happy ending’

먼지만 풀썩대던 심장, 엔진을 Re-New
My dusty heart, engine Re-New
핏기 없던 나의 입술이 다시 붉은 컬러 루즈
My bloodless lips are again red color rouge
Baby 날 어떻게 생각해? Baby 어떻게 생각해?
Baby what do you think of me? Baby what do you think?
우린 다르지 않아 벌써 닮아가고 있는걸
We are not different, already becoming alike

해 지면 나와 거리를 허우적대며 헤매
After sunset we roam floundering around the streets
뇌 따윈 없이 보이겠지만 다들 고민 있겠지
We may look with no brain but have our own concerns
See? 휴머니즘 그런 거 몰라 그냥 널 사랑하게 돼
See? I don’t care about humanism I just love you
내 피는 다시 뜨거워져 그 모든 이유는 그대, Come on!
My blood is getting hot again all because of you, Come on!

다음 씬의 클라이막스 막 시작 돼
The climax of next scene is just started
이 음악이 더욱 더 커지면 우린 살아있어 Tonight
If this music gets louder we are alive Tonight

Why So Serious?
Why So Serious?
로미오와 줄리엣, 슬픈 러브스토리가 아, 아니야
Romeo and Juliet, not a love story
다 잘 될 거야
Everything will be alright
‘결국 해피 엔딩’을 아는 넌 연애소설 매니악
You, a romance fiction maniac, know the ‘final happy ending’

먼지만 풀썩대던 심장, 엔진을 Re-New
My dusty heart, engine Re-New
핏기 없던 나의 입술이 다시 붉은 컬러 루즈
My bloodless lips are again red color rouge
Baby 날 어떻게 생각해? Baby 어떻게 생각해?
Baby what do you think of me? Baby what do you think?
우린 다르지 않아 벌써 닮아가고 있는걸
We are not different, already becoming alike

[Trans by jujugal]

[Trans Note: SHINee were all very playful making jokes and laughing a lot. Enjoy it as such!]

# White Day Messages

DJ: wah~ you are really handsome!

DJ: Today’s White Day, you know it’s a day guys give candies to girls. You didn’t come in empty hands, did you?

Key: Ah, we didn’t even have enough time to eat.

JH: We prepared something sweeter than candies!

DJ: Really? Did you eat, by the way?

JH: We only had tteokbokki.

Ky: Candies are a luxury for us.

DJ: Then, I ask you to send a message to our audience instead of candies. “Lovey-dovey” messages are OK. Like from a boyfriend.

MH: I am thinking…can anyone do first?

DJ: Baby is OK, or jakiya.

MH: Volume jakiya, would you take my candies?

JH: Where are candies?

MH: yogi [=here]~ (in a cute voice)

ON: In a global way, baby~ this is for you, thank you.

TM: haha, giving candies, he is thankful!

ON: I’m thankful for your presence.

JH: Oh, good interpretation, TM: saying short.

Ky: Jakiya, there’s no white day in the U.S. How about following American style? Let’s just eat.

DJ: Who wouldn’t be happy if she has a chance to eat with Key? Good job.

JH: I’m not good at this kind of thing.

MH, TM: What! You are best at it!

JH: Jakiya, I don’t have candies, but take my ppoppo (kiss).

Everyone: ah~ so good!

DJ: He’s a pro.

DJ: Last, it’s Taemin’s turn. You should say Volume jakiya.

TM: Volume jakiya, I couldn’t prepare candies because I was too busy. I’ll buy you delicious food when I have time, sorry.

DJ: Ooh~ like to a real girlfriend!

# Man’s Passion

DJ: What time does the word passion bring to your mind?

ON: Minho comes to my mind rather than a certain time.

JH: Passion, shinee’s passion, flaming passion is Minho.

ON: His word for self-expression.

DJ: Are you full of passion?

MH: Yes, I’m full of passion for everything.

(talking about their trainee days)

Ky: Taemin looks more like baby now than before.

ON: Yes, Taemin looks younger now.

TM: please, tell me something good.

JH, Ky: That’s a good thing!

TM: I don’t know. [Tae-MAN ]

DJ: I heard you’ve been on an elite course as trainees. Key-ssi, you were ranked high at monthly tests. And you came through 8000:1 in the audition, is this true?

Ky: It was a national tour audition, and only two got picked.

DJ: Jonghyun-ssi participated in sunbae Jang Li-in’s song only 6 months after you started training.

JH: I was lucky to be able to do it, but I cried after recording it because I thought I didn’t do well.

Ky: He practiced a lot, so I still remember the lyrics.

ON: Let’s sing it together.

(talking about how they tried to memorize the difficult Chinese lyrics)

(talking about shinee’s 3^rd regular album)

JH: We feel through skin that our fans have been waiting for it, so we get energy from them.

ON: It’s frog style.

JH: What do you mean?

ON: Like a frog, you feel it through your skin. [Onew style joke ]

# Dream Girl Album

DJ: I played Dream Girl a lot in my program. Why did you make this your title song?

ON: Uh…because it was a song I like a lot.

DJ: You must have a reason as shinee.

All: No, that was enough. We were like, let’s follow the leader. [all joining in onew’s joke ]

(talking about Girls, Girls, Girls)

DJ: It’s a song about you giving Taemin advice on how to attract a girl.

TM: Onew hyung gave me a really good piece of advice.

ON: Just play the piano, that’s it.

DJ: Is that all based on your experiences?

JH: The writers wrote it based on each member’s image.

DJ: Onew “play the piano,” Jonghyun “make eye smile,” Key “dress well,” Minho “just being tall and handsome is all.”

ON: If you are not tall and handsome, then you should play the piano. [LOL]

DJ: You are all so handsome. Our staff were so happy when you entered our studio.

# Man’s Burdens

(talking about shinee’s reputation as being experimental)

Ky: My grandmother wants our songs to be more like Replay. She can even sing the climax. She likes Son Dambi’s “On Saturday Night.”

DJ: Isn’t the contemporary band concept burdensome?

Ky: There’s a concern. No new hairstyles left for me to try.

JH: How about shaving your hair?

Ky: Isn’t it too reckless?

TM: How about hair extensions?

Ky: Long hair like Yoo Inna noona?

ON: The Chinese pigtail style!

DJ: How do you wear for the airport?

Ky: I get to dress up since people see the pictures.

ON: Key-goon even prepares what to wear the night before, but I like casual style. So I just go.

JH: There was a funny incident. In a picture taken at the airport, Onew hyung was blurred because he was wearing comfy clothes and hooded.

MH: To think positively, the news reporter wanted to protect Onew hyung.

ON: Since then, I’m trying to pay more attention.

DJ: What was your response, Onew?

ON: I laughed out loud.

Ky: Not dressing up like others is hyung’s style.

DJ: Comfortable and tidy.

ON: No, I’m not tidy.

MH: Personally, hyung’s field jacket which he wore throughout the winter for two months…

JH: It was like a date with shine.

MH: I like it.

TM: It smells Onew hyung.

DJ: So you like comfortable and warm style.

ON: Yes comfortable and warm is best on plane.

Ky:  It’s because of his age.

MH: I like tidy and dandy style for off-stage.

ON: I think he’ll be a good daddy. [dandyàdaddy: onew style joke ]

DJ: I think Taemin likes cute style.

TM: I’m rather hybrid style. All mixed.

Ky: Because he’s always ready to receive knowledge.

TM: I always make a try in a contemporary way.

DJ: I think Taemin laughs like that even when he wakes up. Is it so? Is he chatty and cheerful?

JH: No, he’s not.

ON: Taemin sometimes concentrate on one outfit. He wears the same outfit every day.

TM: If I fall for one thing, I can’t get out of it.

Ky: Once you match clothes, you are like, this is so good?

TM: I put all my essentials, cell-phone, wallet, in one pocket, and it’s bothersome to move them.

JH: Like it’s bothersome to move your bag.

MH: Like Jonghyun hyung.

JH: Me? Ah, so I threw it out.

Ky: It was all worn out.

TM: Recently, Onew hyung and I stayed in the same hotel room. Suddenly he threw his bag away.

Ky: He used it so long, it smelled!

JH: It smelled of leather, long-used leather. He used to boast of the leather bag. We were all sorry that it was discarded abroad.

ON: After throwing it away, it weighed on my heart. I thought about asking them to look for it.

(Onew singing his bread song)

# Man’s Leisure

JH: We see each other every day, so we don’t spend time together on holidays.

ON: It’s extreme. I sometimes sleep, or have time on my own.

DJ: Do you drink alcohol together?

JH: Yes, we sometimes do in a hotel room abroad since Taemin has come of age.

DJ: You said you dropped your cell phone to have it cracked after you drank alcohol.

JH: Ah, it was when I did with my friends. I don’t know, I was holding it, and it just slipped out of my hand.

ON: It has feet.

DJ: (laughing) You play like this when you are together, right?

Ky: Our voices get hoarse when we get off our car.

JH: When our staff go in the same car with us about for 3 hours, they complain that we are too noisy.

DJ: It will be really fun if you watch a soccer or baseball game together.

ON: Only Minho-goon likes it.

Ky: Isn’t it strange we don’t like that stuff?

JH: It might be good. If we all liked it, we would have stayed up late and ordered chicken to have with beer.

Ky: Our common interest is entertainment and news.

MH: I wish our members would…in early morning together.

Ky: Enough.

JH: When we have a schedule next day, Minho-goon wants to watch a soccer game at night.

# When are you looking forward to?

TM: When I’m 25 or 26?

ON: That’s my age.

TM: I think the middle of 20s is a blooming time.

ON: It is not. (everyone laughing)

TM: I think that’s when you start looking wonderful.

JH: Man’s start time is middle age. Men become true men when they have a family.

DJ: When do you look forward to?

JH: When I’m 35. I think I’ll be married by then.

DJ: You have that dream.

JH: Yes, I do.

ON: Do you want a boy or girl?

TM: Who do you want to marry?

JH: I’ll marry a woman.

ON: That’s unexpected!

Ky: By that time, you may have freedom of choice.

JH: You all know.

Ky: That’s why it’s unexpected.

DJ: What about you, Minh-ssi?

MH: When I’m 30. I’m curious what I’d think and how I’d feel at that time. Even though I’ll be doing the same thing, I think I’ll feel differently.

DJ: You will get better as an actor.

MH: I hope so.

Ky: Don’t grow beard. I won’t see you!

DJ: Does it grow? How can you shave so clean? I think Key-ssi doesn’t have beard.

JH: No, lots of beard he has. He has to get up one hour earlier than us.

Ky: When we make a music video and stays up all night, then I find my beard longer.

DJ: Is it black? (laughing) because your face is so white.

ON: Sometimes it grows blue.

Ky: I dye it so much, so it grows blonde now.

JH: He took good care of the blue mark after shaving and got rid of it.

ON: I look forward to next year. Don’t you look forward to a near future than a far one? Like when we continue our activities, where we will be next year.

DJ: Do you have any specific plan for next year?

ON: Nope.

MH: I want Onew hyung not to drink alcohol alone next year.

DJ: Oh do you drink alcohol alone?

MH: I felt sorry when I heard that.

Ky: No, it’s just your point of view. Sometimes I feel good when I drink alcohol alone.

MH: But it wasn’t like that. When I asked, what did you do yesterday, he said, I drank alcohol. With whom? Just by myself.

Ky: That’s what those who enjoy solitude do.

DJ: Where did you do that?

ON: Throwing darts.

MH: At a bar.

JH: Pub (Key laughing loud)

Ky: It’s strange.

ON, TM: It’s not.

MH: So I plan to be his companion.

DJ: Then he should watch a soccer game with you?

MH: No, I’ll throw darts with him.

Key: I look forward to our 10^th anniversary. I can’t imagine it. 5 years left, but it will be soon.

DJ: Even in your 10^th anniversary, you are still young.

JH: Taemin will be 26, Onew hyung’s age.

TM: Ah, I’ll be old.

MH: Jonghyun hyung will be 29, I 28, Key 28.

ON: I’ll be 30.

DJ: In 5 years, you will be still younger than I am now. Aren’t you happy?

Ky: You look very young.

TM: You are not 40, are you?

DJ: Taemin-ssi!!!

*The translation is not 100% complete or accurate.

Cr: Trans by jujugal

SHINee is SM Entertainment’s most ‘extreme’ group. With the crux of Ring Ding Dong, a song that drives like crazy all along, their songs have been the fastest in SM, and their dance moves the fiercest as the members do a tremendous amount of motion from beginning to end. If you can’t believe it, watch SHINee in casual outfits practice Sherlock dance in the practice room. Dancing without having to sing live, they move almost like beasts. As we know so well, however, SHINee is a male group with the tenderest image in SM. They were ‘shiny’ from their group name, and the members wearing ‘pretty boy’ outfits made by stylist Ha Sangbaek sang “Noona Is So Pretty.”

Extreme in Anything

Pretty younger brothers in a company full of charismatic ‘oppas’ to fans since H.O.T., or idols on stage in outfits that seem to be made for a fashion magazine. SHINee, a self-called ‘contemporary’ group, debuted to follow the trends of the time.  Their songs and dance, however, advance SM’s peculiar style to its extreme end. ‘Sherlock’, a song combining the good parts of two different songs into one and the members moving from left to right as in 3D, is an extreme of SMP (a term for SM style music and performance). The group’s content is an extreme of SM, but its outward expression reflects popular trends. In the group coexist soccer mania Minho and fashionista Key. SHINee is something like SM’s laboratory.

The image on the jacket of SHINee’s new album, <The Misconceptions of You>, looks like SHINee’s image projected by the public as the title implies. Members’ images and several accessories form someone’s face. The jacket image is the most sophisticated among SM groups, and each member has a distinct personality. They are extreme in every area, the group name, performance, fashion, even Taemin’s slim body. If any of these grabs your eyes, you become a SHINee ‘deokoo’ (a slang for passionate fan). But it is hard to pick one image which can explain the group intuitively to the public. What SHINee needed was being easier rather than doing better, finding a solid axis to hold the various aspects of SHINee together–something like the mic stand in ‘Dream Girl.’

In ‘Dream Girl,’ SHINee wear suits of different styles and sing with mic stands. The group’s colorful feel maintained, the suits and mic stands deliver a more clear image of the group. Their fashion is still flashy but more of one team; their dance is fierce but with points for the public. Other members in certain dance motion form a background while a member is doing his solo dance part–this has become SHINee’s style from ‘Lucifer’ through ‘Sherlock. However, their dance for ‘Dream Girl’  is made of big and lively moves rather than minute hand motion. It is more focused on the other members playing the role of background for the member doing his solo part than on the complex and restless progress of moves. Their technique is advanced as they play freely with mic stands, but the way of showing it to the public is now easier and clearer.

<Sherlock and Dream Girl>

Your and My Conceptions of SHINee

As the title ‘The Misconceptions of You’ suggests, the songs in the album reflect SHINee’s images conceived of by the public. SHINee’s style confirmed since ‘Juliette’ is to drive on in a crazy speed with a combination of funky sound and a vocal style like that of an idol group version of Michael Jackson. The percussion-like sound,used in the opening of ‘AMIGO’ and ‘Ring Ding Dong,’ remains in ‘Dream Girl’ like a symbol. But funky guitar sound makes an axis of ‘Dream Girl’ to balance with thin and light synthesizer sounds. If TVXQ is a group of weight, SHINee is one of speed. Songs, including ‘Dream Girl,’ in <The Misconceptions of You> are light and speedy. Their melody goes fast and slow following funky rhythm leading to a refrain lively and sparkling like carbonated water. SHINee’s title songs–’Ring Ding Dong,’ ‘Lucifer,’ ‘Sherlock’–form a performance trilogy to be recorded in the history of male idol groups but rather powerful, complicated, and difficult for a team named ‘SHINee’. ‘Dream Girl’ is lightest, intuitive, and easy while its making process is elaborate.

‘Dream Girl’ looks like balancing rather than completion of SHINee. SHINee has been hard to define, which could be a strong or weak point. They still have different colors, which are now more neatly arranged. SM merged what they can do best into what the pubic wants from SHINee. At a press conference for SHINee’s new album, Key said, “It is a new attempt for us to do it more easily. Our previous songs were difficult, but we aim to make it more lively and accessible.” As Key said, SHINee and SM maintain their identity and approach the public sentiment and trends, the self-defined ‘contemporary.’ In <SHINee’s One Fine Day> aired on MBC Music, members appear as young men watching soccer games on streets, not idols on stage.  When ‘idol’ has become ‘I+doll,’ SHINee walk out into the streets as shy or lively young men instead of becoming shiny idols. SNSD’s ‘Gee’ or Super Junior’s ‘Sorry Sorry’ showed that SM can make a song accessible. However, not a song but the whole group of SHINee is approaching to the public. SM has made a significant move for the 2010s.

And SHINee’s <The Misconceptions of Me> is due out in April. As implied in the title, this album will present music as conceived of by SHINee or SM. ‘Dream Girl’ is the most public-appealing among SHINee’s songs, but not a mega hit. But it is certain that the song has broadened the contact surface between SHINee and the public, and someone whose eyes are drawn to any of SHINee’s song, performance, fashion, or nice figures will become a ‘Sha-deok’ (=SHINee deokoo). They maintain their fandom but don’t give up on the public; their growth is slow but with a distinct color. 5th year is a time some sunbae groups started declining. However, SHINee seem to be advancing toward their first climax only now. Indeed, there is nothing common with them.

Written by Kang Myoungseok (former editor of 10 Asia) / Trans by jujugal

*The translation may not be 100% accurate.

*The writer is a music critic well-known to music fans for his deep and meticulous analysis of music and respect for good music and musicians.

*I wanted to translate this column because I can sense how the writer respects SHINee’s music with a clear understanding of what they are doing with Dream Girl

(There are parts not translated)

CHJ’s Power Time: Big Star Special Show Show Show

Today’s guests are SHINee who came back as chic dandies~~

“We are shining SHINee~”

CHJ: How long?, JongHoTae: We debuted in 2008, CHJ: But you are still so bling bling

CHJ: Doing overseas activities, when do you miss home most? Jjong: doing lots of activities is fun, we can meet many people and enjoy those activities, but after we go to bed after finishing concerts, we get to miss home.

CHJ: Do you call home? Jjong: No, I leave voice messages

CHJ: Don’t you miss food? Taem: Yes, I miss home food, Jjong: our managers packs some Korean food, Taem: snacks come out of their bags endlessly J

Onew and Key went for rehearsal…[*probably for YHY's Sketchbook?]

In the opening, CHJ praises Minho’s drama To Beautiful You, says Minho gained actor-beauty after drama; mino–”ah thanks”; CHJ: Taem is not boyish anymore, right? Don’t people say that to you?–taem, “uh, I don’t know”; to jjong: “You’ve become sexier, looking a bit rebellious”, jjong, “cuz my hair was dyed? hehe”

a fan’s message: “jonghyun with sexy brain, cutie concept today?”

sexy brain=unprejudiced, free n open-minded with attractive thoughts; jjong wants to have sexy brain more than sexy body

a fans message to taem: “Aigoo ippo (pretty) aigoo taemin-ah” xDDD

a fan’s message to minho: “You’re so handsome, how can one be so handsome, you’re selfish”

CHJ: “Jonghyun has a bit intelligent feel” jjong, “thanks,” Minho: “oh, I didn’t know that until today” xDDD; jjong: “I have reverse charms, I’ve deceived minho for past 5 yrs” Mino: “You deceived me so well” XD

jjong: “Taemin looks young but has deep thoughts, doing lots of thinking as he turns 21″

CHJ: “shinee have certain things in common…like looking gentle n thoughtful” jjong: “thanks for thinking that way positively” CHJ: What is it like if seen negatively?” Jjong: “we may look playful n mischievous, but we r just brats not rogues” minho “no no we go over being brats” xDD

taem n key catches choreography fast, jjong says onew n he are the slowest, taem (laughing): “cuz of age”

Minho talks abt age, how it shows when practicing even though it’s only one or two year difference; so minho tries to consider n respect their seniors, asking them to rest ;P

CHJ: who is shinee’s body zzang? mino: Jonghyun hyung, jjong: ah it’s minho….and me

Minho: Jonghyun hyung works out hard and also he’s good at maintenance. jjong says, I used to be a type that doesn’t gain weight easily, but it’s changed as I get older, so trying to maintain it well like eating chicken breast

Minho: I still don’t gain weight easily, so I eat a lot n try to do exercise even with a busy schedule; doing weight training on early morning n playing soccer with friends during weekend

CHJ: What do you do, taemin? taem: “If I exercise, I lose weight, so I shouldn’t exercise ^^ I play with friends or practice”

CHJ: Make a guess how many support messages you will get from fans, if your guess is right, we’ll give away your signed CDs to three fans

Jjong: I think we got about 4000 last time, so our guess is 4000

as taem came of age, they now get 2 have a chance 2 drink alcohol together; jjong talking about one of those chances,”we say something like we can’t believe that we did such a concert or that we’re now in 6^th year since debut” Minho: It’s kinda amazing since we debuted as minors”

-Talk time about girls since their title song is DG

CHJ: As warming up, any of you don’t have a girlfriend yet, Jjong: “ah, no”, CHJ: why did you add “ah~” Jjong: uh no, what, no we don’t  xD

CHJ: Is there a rule that you shouldn’t have one?, jjong: No, we are just too busy

CHJ: Do you want to have one? jjong: “Do you want to have a girlfriend, taemin?” taem: “well, it’s better to have one than not”

CHJ: How about you, Minho? mino: I want to too

-Yes or No questions

CHJ: There is a certain word or gesture made by a beautiful girl, which attracts me, yes or no?, All saying yes

jjong likes a foxy type: with lots of aegyo

minho likes a girl when she sweeps her hair up

taem “I have this stereotypical idea a girl shld b like a girl, but more than that, I find myself attracted to a girl who impresses you as responsible n thoughtful in words when you talk to her”

CHJ: There is a special girl group with which you want to do a duet, yes or no?

jong thought abt doing a duet with a girl who has a good voice like taeyeon or IU

Minho said no, CHJ: Why no? You don’t want to sing with them? Minho: No, it’s just that there’s no special one I thought about doing it

Taem: No special one with me either, CHJ: But you said yes, Taem: There must be one hehe, but so many with unique voices, I’d like to do a duet with not only girl groups but also lots of sunbae-nims

CHJ: I’ve felt “a girl inside” of myself, yes or no

CHJ: When do you feel so?

taem misunderstood the question and talks about how his heart is stirred when he sees beautiful girls in movies; he likes Amanda Seyfreid xD

CHJ: How about the feminine side of you? like feeling good when you makes bed after getting up, jjong: like when you cleaned up, CHJ: or when you see clean dried laundry

taem proves himself a manly man again, saying there’s no “girl inside” of him xDDD

When minho looks in the mirror while foam-cleansing to wash off makeup, he feels feminine xD

CHJ: Do you have good hand skills? Minho: No, I don’t, I wash like a cat xD

jjong likes cooking, so when he does cooking with his mom or noona back home, he feels “a girl inside” of him

CHJ: What do you cook? jjong: pizza or simple food like fried rice, CHJ: oh you like cooking, jjong: I don’t do lots of search, but with recipes, you can do it easily, CHJ: your brain is sexy xD

for a future girlfriend, jjong wants the one who can listen to him and laughs with him

minho wants the one who matches him well, who can like what he likes, n he likes what she likes, has a lot in common

taem wants the one who is truthful, who doesn’t turn out to be a different person

CHJ: taem is maknae but he seems to be most thoughtful; Taem (laughing), “I thought abt this while the two r talking”<–so precious!

CHJ: But it’s not like you never had a girlfriend?, Jjong: Oh yes, taem: Is it so, jonghyun hyung? XD

CHJ: “Taemin-goon, you never had a girlfriend?” Taem: “No” CHJ: “Really?” Tm (weaker shaky voice): “No~o” CHJ: “even in school?” Tm: “No”

jjong: “taem is born to be a solo”, Tm (sighing) “well, cuz I’m an idol”

CHJ “isn’t it unnatural in a global age?” jjong “we r too busy, so we don’t have time, I’ll wrap it up this way, next question!”

CHJ: So idols are told not to talk about these things? jjong: Taemin-goon is really… we are too busy

Tm: “when young, there’s (one) who I can’t even call gf, but since debut got too busy” CHJ “no chance?” jjong “he debuted middle schooler”

-teamwork questions, pick the word u r drawn to:

lasting bad feelings or being cool (all chose being cool)

chic girl or “teolteol (free n unaffected)” girl? all chose “teolteol” girl

chatting or text-messaging? all chose chatting

skinny jean or suit? jongho: suit, taem: skinny jean

home-shopping or financial investment? all choosing the latter

laundry or dish-washing? jongho for laundry, n taem dish-washing

Kyuhyun or Uno Yunho? 2min for Kyuhyun, jjong for Yunho

Mirror or cell-phone? (I can’t tell who said which)

Jung Hyungdon or Noh Hongchul (gag men) –can’t tell, again mixed

Bad comments or no comment (to a news artcle on them)? All for no comment

Jawline or shoulder? (mixed again–2min for jawline n jjong for shoulder? not sure)

holding hands or hugging? (mixed–jongho for hugging n taem for holding hands?)

talking about shinee being cool: jjong and taem have no lasting bad feelings abt smthing….cuz they are so forgetful xDDD; and minho’s competitiveness

teolteol girl or chic girl: they all chose the former, but say they also like chic girl and taem adds “being teolteol is chic” — well-said!

Minho: If text messages get longer, I rather make a call, I make lots of typos xD

jjong is envious of minho cuz a suit suits him so well J

wow they got 7300 support text messages

SHINee successfully finished their concert in Tokyo held in celebration of their Japanese debut 1st anniversary.

In the two-day concert in Yoyogi Stadium, part of their ‘First Japan Arena Tour SHINee World 2012,’ held on June 23~24, SHINee heated up the stage with their passionate performances with 24,000 audiences in total.

SHINee will meet about 200,000 people in total through this tour, which started with their concert in Fukuoka on April 25th and consists of 20 concerts in 7 cities.

This concert in Tokyo was special as SHINee, who released their debut single ‘Replay-kimiwa bokuno everything’  in June last year, celebrated their Japanese debut 1st anniversary on June 22nd.

SHINee performed total 29 songs including their single hit songs such as Replay, Lucifer, and Juliette, their new single Sherlock, and each member’s solo stage. There was a surprise party for SHINee in the concert on June 23rd to celebrate the 1st anniversary.

On June 25th, the local press such as Sankei Sports and Nikkan Sports reported on the concert and people’s hot responses to it under headlines, “12,000 People Cheering in SHINee’s First Japan Arena Tour, SHINee’s First Japanese Fanclub Announced” and “SHINeed you! Launching Fanclub Announced in Tokyo Concert.”

SHINee will make a grand finale to their arena tour in the Hiroshima Green Arena through their concert on June 30th and July 1st.

[Source: http://www.mydaily.co.kr/news/read.html?newsid=201206260824181135&ext=na | Trans by jujugal]

*I like the wordplay “SHINeed you”

Up by MsKeybum

You all must have read or watched the news about Donika Sterling, the American teenager who is suffering from an incurable disease and has been given a chance to meet her favorite K-pop stars in Korea. She came to Korea and met SHINee on June 20th! Taemin said, “It makes what we’re doing more significant to know that it can be so encouraging and of help to people.” Didn’t he give a smooch to Donika after giving his rosary bracelet and hugging her? How sweet!

OK, I was a bit worried when I heard more idols were cast (who will act?), and then brightened up and got excited more when the final casting news came out with quite impressive actors lined up as supporting characters.

Minho as Kang Taejoon, a high jump gold medalist, who is discouraged after being injured

Sulli as Goo Jaehee who disguises herself as a male and transfers to Taejoon’s school to help him recover for a comeback

And people wondered who would play the second male lead and hoped an actor, not an idol, would be cast. Yesterday, Lee Hyunwoo came to my mind, and I thought to myself if he could be cast, it would be perfect. Yes, he was cast!!! Now I can believe SM is serious about making this drama not only to sell it to overseas idol fans, but also to lure muggles. Lee Hyunwoo is a rising star who is making a successful transition from a child star to an attractive and good adult actor. He was in the Master of Study and the Equator Man.

Lee Hyunwoo as Cha Eungyeol, soccer middle fielder, who is conceited and short-tempered

And a new face who is a rising musical actor (also appeared in some drama and movies) was cast as a sub-main. Kang Haneul as Joo Jicheol, a high jump player in the national team and Taejoon’s rival.

Seo Joonyoung (known for his impressive acting in Tree with Deep Roots) as Ha Seungli, dorm supervisor and fencing team chief — a macho type with strong leadership

Ki Taeyoung as Jang Minwoo, a mysterious eccentric school nurse who helps Jaehee

Kang Gyeongjoon as a comic and clumsy track-and-field team coach

Lee Young-eun, a teacher of Korean in a triangle relationship with the school nurse and the coach

Lee Hanee, school president with gentle charisma

Lee Hanwee, Taejoon’s father

Lee Ahyun, the dorm supervisor’s mom who knows Jaehee’s secret and helps her 

Ahn Hyegyeong, a sports magazine reporter

Ko Soyoung, head director like Bae Yongjoon in Dream High; her casting made a headline because this is her first TV appearance since her marriage. She’s a top model and star who is now married to Jang Dong-gun, a top star in Korea.

Also, Kim Jiwon (CF model, High Kick 3) as a student in a neighbor school who likes Taejoon, Gwanghee of ZE:A as another dorm supervisor and theater team chief (?) who is adored by everyone as the owner of absolute beauty.  El of Infinite may also be cast as one of Taejoon’s friends.

*The cast and character information haven’t been finalized yet, so there might be changes.

Total 16 episodes to be broadcast in August

Staff Info:

Directed by Jeon Kisang (Witch Yoo Hee, Delightful Girl Choon Hyang, My Girl, Boys over Flowers)

Written by Lee Youngcheol (High Kick 1, 2, 3, Kimchi Cheese Smile)

Music by Park Geuncheol (Goong, Queen of Games, City Hunter, Lovers in Paris)

Art by Noh Sangsoon (You Are Beautiful, My Girlfriend is Goo Mi Ho, Shining Inheritance)

Produced by Kim Hoon (White Tower-assistant producer-, Love in Harvard, etc)

Action by Jung Jingeun

*Will this drama be Dream High 1 or Dream High 2? Boys over Flowers was very popular but left a bad impression because of the changes made to the story by the script writer. I’m not sure about the writer whose main work has been for sitcoms. Competition with the rival dramas that start about the same time in August is expected to be very tough: Lee Joonki, a popular top star, is coming back in a historical fiction drama after finishing his military service; the other drama with Song Joongki and Moon Chaewon. Tough! but fighting~

[Source: DC SHINee Gallery, Bestiz, Naver]

Well, I had to post this photo. Did Quincy Jones, a legendary producer famous for producing Michael Jackson’s Thriller album, come to see SM Town Live in LA? Why with Onew among all the other SM artists? Yes, a fan’s mind is flying here and there. All right, so he took a photo with a member from each SM group: with Yesung and with Sunny.

[Source: twitter]

[Cr as tagged]

Lucifer arena tour remix version
AMIGO arena tour remix version
Juliette arena tour version with a dance break
SHINee World
Talk: Onew – “Because of u all we are here.”
Key’s intro in English – “Make some noise, America! Long time no see! Are you guys having fun tonight? Thank you! (laugh)”
Onew’s intro in Korean – “We love the feeling in this room. We are so happy and ecstatic. Because of you, we are at this place today. Hopefully, we can show you guys a great performance”
Love Like Oxygen (dance break + water show)
Luna & Onew Duet – Can I Have This Dance (from High School Musical 3) Onew forgot lyrics at one part and just smiled cute; he had one kneel down and said, can I have dance?
Key with Amber & Kris – Like a G6
BoA featuring Key- One dream [kpop star ost] and I Did It for Love
Ring Ding Dong arena tour version (Rock)
Sherlock

[Source: DC SHINee Gallery]

Up by liichai | fanboys daebak, esp. the one screaming  ”Key, you’re awesome!” at the end LOL; SHINee’s cute smiles when the fountain show starts and they get wet; the stage seems too small for their dance

Up by waver123 | a very nice close-up front view

Up by smtownAnaheim | a close-up HD side view; u can see their expressions

Up by annuhnooen | Um, close-up & good video, but u can’t hear their singing well; good to see Lucifer arena tour version

Up by YanisRei | a front view, too bad it’s not a full ver

Up by krystalenn | not full, but you see Taemin’s crazy headbanging in the beginning

Up by GreenTeaYuppy | cut short, but you see the beginning part; a MinKey moment!

Up by annuhnooen | tolerable audio and good video

Up by AliceCullenz | Key’s and Onew’s introduction; close-up, I envy the fan, she was so close to them

Up by SMiLEySx3 | Taemin’s solo dance in the beginning *-*

Up by AliceCullenz | a wonderful close-up front view! MUST WATCH; Tae almost missed the lift stage; feeling blessed with SHINee dancing wet (=hot & sexy) *_* (check out her Juliette fancam too!)

Up by InstantJommyFanMV1 | low video quality, but audio is good; Onew’s smile when he forgot lyrics; Luna’s and Onew’s voices fit for this kind of pop song

Up by pssstwatchthis | close-up finally; Onew kneeling down at 1:47 *_* so sweet; Luna’s high note singing is a bit disappointing; $%^$^%#$ when they hold hands at the end, mvps alive?

Up by seljanempire | good audio & video; wondering why they lipsync even rap parts? when dancing, i can understand, but for rap?

Up by theultimatedodo | good audio

Up by SHINeelovee05 | Key-focused, but audio not good

Cr to laxxxie9 Up by cntlu02 | For 2 min, I didn’t know what song they were singing -_-; great close-up shots, esp. Minho going crazy with hot moves

Up by yuniaki55 | many k-shawols didn’t like their stage outfits – did Tae really need the scarf?; Tae stepped on Key’s foot ; ”Soy Un Dorito”~

Up by YanisRei | a front view; love the ending part with fountains

Up by pssstwatchthis | OnKyu, Taeyeon+Taemin, Taemonica & Jjong drummer, Tae with f(x), Tae hugging Donghae (?), Jjong pushing someone, Tae with Kai, Jjong taking photos of fans, so many points!

Up by adetted | Jjong and Tae playing dorks